The USB is one of the most ubiquitous devices in the business world today, with coworkers swapping them in meetings and companies giving them away as free promotional gifts. But even though professionals share thumb drives back and forth, most don't consider the security ramifications of doing so.

Security researchers recently announced they have discovered modifications to a banking malware known as Neverquest. The changes to the malicious software indicate that the virus is now being used on a wider variety of targets, including retailers, social media and gaming portals.

We don't live in a world where we can assume that information we store online is safe. These days, Jennifer Lawrence's private photos stored on the cloud are no safer than yours or mine. Indeed, as many experts point out, it's not much of a stretch to label hackers neo-terrorists.

A new cybersecurity industry report has found that cybercrime was especially heavy in the first six months of this year, with the financial, banking and retail sectors being targeted most strongly. The study revealed that, as of July 2014, attacks have exposed more than 10 million records.

We don't live in a world where we can assume that information we store online is safe. These days, Jennifer Lawrence's private photos stored on the cloud are no safer than yours or mine. Indeed, as many experts point out, it's not much of a stretch to label hackers neo-terrorists.

A new cybersecurity industry report has found that cybercrime was especially heavy in the first six months of this year, with the financial, banking and retail sectors being targeted most strongly. The study revealed that, as of July 2014, attacks have exposed more than 10 million records.

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